August 23, 2007

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Dennis Zerwas, news, Nikon, ProPhotoShow

Rumors No More: Nikon Announces D300 and D3

Well it looks like both Canon and Nikon shooters got their much rumored gear this week! Nikon officially announced their newest DSLR camera bodies the D300 and the D3 today. Here is a quick run down of some of the specs.

D3

D3
body only price of $4999 will be available in November:

  • 12.1-megapixel FX format (full frame) CMOS sensor
  • 3-inch, 190,000-pixel VGA viewfinder with a 170-degree viewing angle and live view
  • 51-point autofocus system with 15 cross-type AF points
  • 200-6400 ISO range. When set to Hi 2 Mode has an ISO equivalent of 25,600. That is just insane (and probably extremely noisy! We’ll have to wait and see.)
  • dual CF cards slots

D300

D300
body only price of $1799 will be available in November:

  • 12.3 megapixel DX format CMOS sensor
  • 3-inch, 190,000-pixel VGA viewfinder with a 170-degree viewing angle and live view
  • HDMI support with 1080i playback
  • 200-3200 ISO range

You can learn more about each of these cameras on Nikon’s Press Center page on their website. Here are the direct links for the D300 and the D3.

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August 21, 2007

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news, ProPhotoShow

What an assignment!

I don’t know what is more difficult, hitting a round baseball with a round bat OR photographing the bat making contact. 756
Both require practice and an excellent eye.

This is the story of John Burgess, photographer for the Santa Rosa Press Democrat and his efforts to snap Barry Bonds’ record breaking home run. As the article states, it took him 16 days, 13 games, trips to Los Angeles and San Diego and one postponed family vacation.

For the photos, click here and tell us – which one is the best?

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August 20, 2007

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Canon, news, ProPhotoShow

THE Canon 40D IS HERE!!!!

40D

CANON HAS OFFICIALLY ANNOUNCED THE 40D!

The Overview from Canon:

Welcome to the next generation of digital SLR photography-the Canon EOS 40D. The EOS 40D combines Canon’s tremendous know-how in both the digital and photographic worlds, creating a camera that not only does everything one would expect of a traditional digital SLR, but one that incorporates staggering leaps forward in technological innovation. With new features like Canon’s EOS Integrated Cleaning System, Live View Function, a more powerful DIGIC III Image Processor, plus a 10.1-megapixel CMOS sensor, a 3.0-inch LCD monitor and more, the EOS 40D elevates digital photography to new heights, enhancing the shooting experience, and delivering images one could only expect from a Canon.

There also a full preview on it at DPReview.

This little beauty is pricing in at $1400.00 at Amazon This price does include an EF 28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM Standard Zoom Lens. And also at 1299.00 for the 40d Body Only. You can pre order them today

Until next time,
Jarrod Michael

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August 19, 2007

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Gavin Seim, news, Nikon, ProPhotoShow

Nikon D3 rumors are on the wind again

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Well like the 40D rumors the Nikon D3 rumors have been floating around for some time, and here we go again
A post over on Digital Photography Blog tells us that the highly anticipated D3 will have 51 point autofocus, 9 frames per second, and a 3″ TFT LCD, with an impressive 920,000 pixel resolution. It’s still to early to tell if this is the real deal or not, but we’ll keep following it and see where it goes.

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August 19, 2007

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Canon, Gavin Seim, news, ProPhotoShow

Canon 40D info leaked from Amazon

8-3-07-40d_21.jpgIt seems Amazon.com has been spilling some beans on the 40D. After scouring various places on the internet, and finding some good details over on hiptech blog and engadget it seems that the specs are out, and the release date is Sept 20th. Time will tell, but it looks like it’s about here, and these far more detailed specs than we’ve had before reveal that there are indeed some nice upgrades to the line.

It looks like the 40D sports a 10.1 megapixel sensor (no surprise there) but it also has a 3″ LCD, and speaking from experience on the 3″ LCD from the popular Canon PowerShot SD630 point and shoot that’s a really nice thing. It also has the live view function, which we assume will be similar to that of the 1D MK3. Frame advance had been bumped up to 6.5 FPS with bursts of up to 17 raw files. It also has 35 zone metering, and Canon’s integrated self cleaning technology.

The unit is rumored to be around $1299 for the body only. If you want to read the full click the more link.

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